Prisoners in the Palace: How Princess Victoria became Queen with the Help of Her Maid, a Reporter, and a Scoundrel A Novel of Intrigue and Romance Michaela MacColl has blown me away. Once I started reading this book I didn't want to put it down. Typically I'm not a big fan of historical fiction, but... Continue Reading →
Prisoners in the Palace: How Princess Victoria became Queen with the Help of Her Maid, a Reporter, and a Scoundrel A Novel of Intrigue and Romance Michaela MacColl has blown me away. Once I started reading this book I didn't want to put it down. Typically I'm not a big fan of historical fiction, but... Continue Reading →
Earlier this week, we discussed the latest film adaptation of the classic novel, Jane Eyre. But Jane has been making some other appearances as of late, including in the new YA book Jane by April Lindner. Official Synopsis: Forced to drop out of an esteemed East Coast college after the sudden death of her parents,... Continue Reading →
Earlier this week, we discussed the latest film adaptation of the classic novel, Jane Eyre. But Jane has been making some other appearances as of late, including in the new YA book Jane by April Lindner. Official Synopsis: Forced to drop out of an esteemed East Coast college after the sudden death of her parents,... Continue Reading →
All this week at Novel Novice we're featuring Wildwing by Emily Whitman (and later we'll feature Emily's other book, Radiant Darkness). This is a really fun book to read, and it has the added bonus of inspiring some great history lessons! (Radiant Darkness will inspire some great lessons on Greek mythology, too!) But before we... Continue Reading →
All this week at Novel Novice we're featuring Wildwing by Emily Whitman (and later we'll feature Emily's other book, Radiant Darkness). This is a really fun book to read, and it has the added bonus of inspiring some great history lessons! (Radiant Darkness will inspire some great lessons on Greek mythology, too!) But before we... Continue Reading →
Last month, Becca Fitzpatrick appeared at Portland, Oregon's Wordstock Festival to talk about Hush, Hush and Crescendo (which some lucky festival-goers were able to purchase before its release date!). Besides her own individual presentation, Becca was also part of a 3-author panel called "Creature Feature," which was about the supernatural in lit. I was fortunate... Continue Reading →
There's only one new entrant on the chapter books list -- Virals by Kathy Reichs -- but L.J. Smith has a paperback hit with Stefan's Diaries! At number two in paperbacks is James Patterson's Witch and Wizard. CHAPTER BOOKS This Week  Weeks on List 1 THE LOST HERO, by Rick Riordan. (Disney-Hyperion, $18.99.) A return to... Continue Reading →
There's only one new entrant on the chapter books list -- Virals by Kathy Reichs -- but L.J. Smith has a paperback hit with Stefan's Diaries! At number two in paperbacks is James Patterson's Witch and Wizard. CHAPTER BOOKS This Week  Weeks on List 1 THE LOST HERO, by Rick Riordan. (Disney-Hyperion, $18.99.) A return to... Continue Reading →
* Did you read I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore (the pseudonym for James Frey and Jobie Hughes)? The book is one of several that Frey is helping churn out from his virtual YA factory ... and the concept (and a recent article in the Wall Street Journal) is getting the YA community fired... Continue Reading →
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